Question

please answer this from the text "the merchant of Venice" act-2 scene-5.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Shylock asked Portia to shut the doors because he heard that he  heard that there was a  masque tonight which consisted of people  playing musical instruments and Shylock didn't wanted the sound to enter into his   peaceful house and he said fast bind fast find means that anything that is hidden is safe.

(b) shylock becomes an instrument of fate in this scene because he who trusted his daughter is going to betray him and the loss of money bags he dreamt is going to become real by his daughter and he is finally going to end up in a depression since he is going to lose his daughter and his money which he loved more than anyone.